Definition of Recumbent in English :

Define Recumbent in English

Recumbent meaning in English

Meaning of Recumbent in English

Pronunciation of Recumbent in English

Recumbent pronunciation in English

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Recumbent

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Adjective

1. accumbent, decumbent, recumbent

lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

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Recumbent

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adjective
1. 
lying down; reclining
2. 
(of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground
a recumbent stem
3. 
(of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal

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Recumbent

see synonyms of recumbent
adjective
1. 
a. 
lying down; reclining; leaning
b. 
resting; idle
2.  Biology
designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or surface

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Recumbent

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adj.
1. Lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining.
2. Resting; idle.
3. Biology Resting on the surface from which it arises. Used of an organ or other structure.
n.
A recumbent bicycle.

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